Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 987 · 40 questions

Tip (Honest and useful): Strength: name it, then prove it with a short real example — prepare two or three. Weakness: a real one that is not the main skill of the role, plus what you are doing to improve it. Avoid: “I have no weaknesses”, “I work too hard / I am too perfect”, “I am good at everything”, or a weakness with no plan to change.

1. 1.True or false: “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
4. 4.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) not genuine
5. 5.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
7. 7.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) patient (c) punctual (d) often late
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) good with numbers
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) a team player (d) putting things off
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
12. 12.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
14. 14.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
15. 15.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) curious (d) easily distracted
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) poor at saying no (c) punctual (d) putting things off
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) well organised (d) poor at saying no
22. 22.True or false: “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) two or three
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) shy in big groups (c) a team player (d) well organised
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) shy in big groups
34. 34.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
37. 37.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) calm under pressure
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) well organised

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